Techie's new runabout

[Tech1e]

Not anything planned as yet. It's not really what is call show worthy, it's pretty battered lol

[andsoutham]

Not anything planned as yet. It's not really what is call show worthy, it's pretty battered lol

 

I'm sure it would make a few people look twice :P

[pip_vrs]

I love this. Them trims suit it well and the drop is spot on. Very jelous, wish i bought saloon now [emoji17]

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[TMB]

Some more fun, frolics and frustration at the unit today.

First up taking the front struts off, driveshaft was seized solid in the right hand hub. Need to do a wheel bearing on this side. But a seized driveshaft doesn't pose an issue when you have the tool for the job.

 

 

 

I used to have a tool very similar to that for pulling the rear drums off rear-engines Skodas. The drums where forced onto a tapered shaft and it was almost impossible to shift them without the tool. It was bigger and meatier than the one in your pic as it had to be. It looked like a top hat. Someone made it for me at an oil rig yard

[Tech1e]

MOT tomorrow at Skoda.

Tax at the end of the month and she's a daily.

[Breezy_Pete]

Fingers crossed here, I guess emissions (HCs or something) might be the only concern?

[Tech1e]

We will see. No fault codes stored, all lambda probes operating and it's got a brand new secondary catalytic converter on it.

It's also had a new cambelt and full service, so it's got every chance.

[Breezy_Pete]

I'm pretty confident for you!

I'd be interested in the HC number though. Last two years my BBY has chucked out over 100ppm, like you with a new rear cat this year (no difference to last years reading IIRC).The missus's 1.2 barely registers on the HC ppm scale by contrast, so I want to understand why mine's worse. Neither uses any oil to speak of.

[Tech1e]

All passed with no advisories, emissions were all in the green and HC was reading 47.

[Breezy_Pete]

Ta for the info about the HCs.

[coskev]

All passed with no advisories, emissions were all in the green and HC was reading 47.

Please tell me they put an advisory on abouts it's fat arse?!?!

[Tech1e]

Like this?

[Tech1e]

Picked up this yesterday

Just need to hard wire it in now, got a 12v socket to mount up behind the dash on the relay plate.

[Curlyvrs]

How's the v maxx going

[Tech1e]

Very well, I'm impressed

[Curlyvrs]

Comfortable?

[Tech1e]

Fairly. It's quite forgiving and not crashy.

[Curlyvrs]

Cheers

[benjen]

looks very smart....... but when is the v6 turbo being dropped in??

[Lofty]

It sits ever so well on the coilovers. Amazed how much room there is round the engine compared to a hefty PD lump!

[Tech1e]

looks very smart....... but when is the v6 turbo being dropped in??

Probably during the winter.

[Tech1e]

I was undecided as to include the next stage in this project thread but decided what the heck.

Picked this up on Tuesday from Newbury

So getting set to pull it apart. Have got various surplus parts for sale, seats, alloys etc.

[TrevorB33]

Woohoo

[DanHarper]

Still got the engine from your last shot at this in the back of the garage :P

[Tech1e]

Still got the engine from your last shot at this in the back of the garage :P

Better starting point this time. Plus life is somewhat different now lol